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Sid Koslow Named Winner of 2015 Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award

NAV CANADA VP and CTO to Receive Air Traffic Honor in November

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 4, 2015 /CNW/ -- The Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) will present one of aviation's premier awards – the Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award – to 2015 winner Sidney (Sid) Koslow, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of NAV CANADA, Canada's Air Navigation Service Provider. Koslow will be honored by ATCA and the industry on November 4, 2015, at the Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Banquet – a capstone to the historic 60th ATCA Annual.

"Sid Koslow truly embodies the spirit of the Gilbert award," said Neil Planzer, ATCA's Chair of the Board of Directors. "He has been an agent of progress through multiple roles and organizations, and has made a lasting impact on a global level through innovation and professionalism. ATCA is proud to include Sid in its history books as an extremely deserving recipient of this award."

Koslow successfully led NAV CANADA into uncharted territory in his 18 years there, establishing a new model for the design, development, and deployment of air traffic management systems, a breakthrough which has spearheaded the modernization of the Canadian air navigation system. Prior to his role at NAV CANADA, Koslow spent 30-plus years at The MITRE Corporation, where he held roles of increasing responsibility, culminating in the position of Technical Director of MITRE's System Development Division.

The Industry Responds

"Sid's experience and expertise has been an invaluable asset to NAV CANADA, and we have benefitted from his technology leadership and commitment to innovation. This prestigious award is well-deserved and I'm very glad to see Sid recognized for his stellar career and numerous contributions to the aviation industry." – John Crichton, President and CEO, NAV CANADA

"It has been my pleasure to be Sid's colleague for many years, benefiting from his technical knowledge and his focus on the customer. He succeeds by getting key stakeholders involved and concentrating on solutions that solve customer problems. He brings to the table a unique combination of experience, knowledge, and a commercial and customer orientation, which have been the key to the successful implementation of safe and effective technology solutions." –Morten Dambæk, CEO, Naviair

About the Gilbert Award

The Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award was most recently awarded to Metron Aviation President Monte Belger in 2014, and boasts other recipients including former FAA Administrators such as The Hon. Jane Garvey and The Hon. Najeeb Halaby; Captain Elrey B. Jeppesen; former Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta; and Pilot A. Scott Crossfield. The award – ATCA's highest honor – honors the outstanding, long-term achievement of an individual in the aviation field. It is named after Glen A. Gilbert (1913 – 1982), the "father of air traffic control" and writer of the first ATC manual. A full list of past recipients can be found at www.atca.org/GlenGilbert.

About ATCA

The Air Traffic Control Association (www.ATCA.org) is dedicated to the progress and safety of air traffic control and works to advance the technology and professionalism of the industry. Founded in 1956 by a group of air traffic controllers, ATCA serves nearly 3,000 members from throughout the world—individual air traffic controllers as well as aviation associations, educational institutions, the government and military, and companies managing and providing equipment and services in the aviation community.